Namibia vs Rwanda: Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female

Namibia
16.3%
in 2017
Rwanda
14.3%
in 2018
Namibia rank
15th
Rwanda rank
18th

Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female over time

  • Namibia
  • Rwanda
10203040197119942018

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 16.3% against 14.3% in Rwanda, a difference of 2.0%.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 15th and Rwanda ranks 18th of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Rwanda Difference Ahead
1990s 31.4% 18.7% 12.7% Namibia
2000s 15.3% 24.6% 9.3% Rwanda
2010s 17.0% 19.7% 2.7% Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female, Namibia or Rwanda?
Namibia, at 16.3% against 14.3% in Rwanda as of 2017.
What is the difference in repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female between Namibia and Rwanda?
2.0%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Rwanda?
10 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2017.
How do Namibia and Rwanda rank globally for repetition rate in grade 1 of primary education, female?
Namibia ranks 15th and Rwanda ranks 18th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 3,825 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of female repeaters in a given grade in a given school year, expressed as a percentage of female enrolment in that grade the previous school year. Divide the number of female repeaters in a given grade in school year t+1 by the number of female pupils from the same cohort enrolled in the same grade in the previous school year t.